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[–] Womble@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Shit headline from the Guardian TBH, per the article body:

The judges said: “The issue is whether it is open to the court to rule that the UK must withdraw from a specific multilateral defence collaboration which is reasonably regarded by the responsible ministers as vital to the defence of the UK and to international peace and security, because of the prospect that some UK-manufactured components will or may ultimately be supplied to Israel, and may be used in the commission of a serious violation of IHL [international humanitarian law] in the conflict in Gaza.”

and

Dearbhla Minogue, a senior lawyer at Glan (the group bringing the challange), said: “The judges declined to review the defendant’s genocide assessment on grounds that it is not an area suited to the court. This should not be interpreted as an endorsement of the government, but rather a restrained approach to the separation of powers.”

This is the court essentially saying its not our role to decide on geo-political affairs of the country, thats the governments job. In their own words:

The judges ruled that the “acutely sensitive and political issue” was “a matter for the executive which is democratically accountable to parliament and ultimately to the electorate, not for the courts”.

[–] mannycalavera@feddit.uk 3 points 11 hours ago

God I love you 🙏

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 9 points 18 hours ago

The West used to be able to brag about their functional court system of law and order. Despite being based on morally corrupt laws.

It appears that can no longer be done. There is no legal system.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 13 points 22 hours ago